For an exact match it's faster to wrap the term inside quote marks: "Milwaukee Harbor" will get just that result, rather than all harbors.
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Welcome
Enter any phrase or name to the search field, such as lighthouse names, location, person's names, etc.
Collections / Donors
- American Lighthouse Foundation [77]
- Donations of National Archives Miscellaneous Research [17]
- Great Lakes Lighthouse Keeper's Association [55]
- Herb Entwistle Postcard Collection [1791]
- Jeremy D'Entremont Collection [423]
- John Graham Collection [107]
- Josh Liller Collection [9]
- Kraig Anderson Inventory of Lighthouse Personnel [17407]
- Library of Congress [606]
- National Archives [3421]
- National Park Service [220]
- Penobscot Marine Museum Collection [29]
- Robert A. Knight Collection [28]
- Robert Bachand Collection [5]
- Society Archives [3187]
- Data Created by Society [536]
- THE KEEPER'S LOG [304]
- Suffolk River Heritage Collection [100]
- U.S. Coast Guard [145]
- U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office [1175]
- U.S. Lighthouse Service BULLETIN [6]
Places
- Depot [86]
- Fog Signal Station [2]
- House of refuge [1]
- Lifesaving Station [2]
- Light Station [1153]
- Lightship Station [135]
- Minor Aid to Navigation [270]
- Museum [43]
- National Archives and Records Administration [1]
- Non-Government ATON [4]
- Private (Faux) Lighthouse [15]
- Replica [13]
Objects
- Air Vents [19]
- Atomic Generator [1]
- Barns [42]
- Boat Houses [45]
- Buoys [7]
- Cisterns [25]
- Clockwork Weight Pits [5]
- Clockwork Weight Tubes [17]
- Clockwork Weights [17]
- Clockworks [45]
- DCB Aero Searchlight Optics [1]
- Deeds [17]
- Electrical Generators - Compressors [39]
- Engines [4]
- Fog Signals [209]
- Fresnel Lenses [454]
- Garages [6]
- GENERAL INFORMATION [6]
- Interpretive signs [32]
- Keeper's Dwellings [323]
- Lamp Pole [2]
- Lanterns [390]
- LED Arrays [8]
- Oil Storage [183]
- Optics General [27]
- Pedestals [70]
- Privys [37]
- Radio Systems [7]
- Reflectors [15]
- Screw Piles [8]
- Site Maps [8]
- Stairways [105]
- Tramways [37]
- Trucks [7]
People
- Caretakers [2]
- Lighthouse District Personnel [16]
- Tender Personnel [925]
- Superintendents [45]
- Relief Keeper [4]
- Other Lighthouse Personnel [472]
- Lightship Personnel [254]
- Lighthouse Service [184]
- Light Keeper and Tender Personnel [22]
- Contractor [1]
- Light Keeper [16162]
- Lampist [1]
- Inspectors [351]
- Engineers [219]
- U.S. Lighthouse Board [134]
Vessels
- Lightship [174]
- Small Craft [24]
- Tender (buoy and/or lighthouse) [249]
- Utility Vessel [49]